Veteran actor Nafisa Ali shares throw back Gold featuring Shah Rukh Khan And Priyanka Chopra
Veteran actor Nafisa Ali shares throw back Gold featuring Shah Rukh Khan And Priyanka Chopra
Remember Nafisa Ali, Bollywood’s Veteran actor
Shares rare picture of Shah Rukh Khan Priyanka Chopra.
On Tuesday, Nafisa Ali uploaded a throwback picture in social media Instagram featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra, from the time the duo were chief guests to the regiment’s polo tournament in Delhi. It was Nafisa Ali’s latest Instagram post as a beautiful tribute to her husband’s regiment, the 61st Cavalry.
The picture was captured when the veteran actor was presenting Shah Rukh Khan with the regiment’s polo jacket. Priyanka Chopra was also present in the frame alongside Shah Rukh Khan.
While sharing the picture, Nafisa Ali, in an extended post, wrote on her husband’s regiment and its grandeur. Her post read, “This was when Shahrukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra came as chief guests to our polo tournament in Delhi … we presented him with the regiment‘s polo jacket.My husband’s Regiment the 61st Cavalry was formed immediately following India’s independence in 1947 after the amalgamation of the princely states with India. All regular and irregular erstwhile state forces’ cavalry units were disbanded to raise a new Horse Cavalry Regiment. In 1954, the Gwalior Lancers, Jodhpur/Kachhawa Horse and Mysore Lancers, which were the cavalry regiments, were merged to form the 61st Cavalry.One of the world’s last remaining horse-mounted regiments — the 61 Cavalry, prominently known for its ceremonial and equestrian roles is set to be converted into a full-fledged armoured regiment.
The regiment also participated in the battle of Haifa in Israel. Haifa Day is celebrated every year on 23 September to pay tribute to the Indian cavalry regiments of Mysore, Hyderabad and Jodhpur, which helped liberate Haifa in 1918. The decorated regiment has also earned a Padma Shri, 11 Arjuna Awards, 9 Asian Games medals, a gold medal in Polo World Cup against Pakistan, and silver in Jakarta Asian Games, among other accolades in equestrian sports.“The regiment is a symbol of India’s heritage” The Army’s 61st Cavalry has around 300 horses.
Two years ago, Nafisa Ali revealed in an Instagram post that she was diagnosed with – leucoderma, a skin disorder in which patches of skin tend to lose their natural colour.
Nafisa Ali, a former beauty queen and a swimming champion, is best known for her roles in films such as Junoon, Major Saab, Bewafaa, Life In A… Metro, Yamla Pagla Deewana and she was also seen in Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3.
News input KV Raman